Anthropic’s COBOL tool triggers worst single-day drop in 25 years in IBM's stock price: What it is and why it wiped billions of dollar for IBM

IBM shares plummeted after AI startup Anthropic announced its tool can automate COBOL modernization, threatening IBM's core ...
Control Global

New virtualization tools keep sprouting

Just like algae blooms in the ocean and pollen in the spring, there’s been an explosion in the past year or two of new software, related tools and lingo from the IT and mainstream/consumer side. Some ...

As AI reshapes work, Microsoft and UW expand partnership for training, research — and a looming jobs gap

The University of Washington and Microsoft are deepening their partnership with a new effort aimed at preparing Washington ...
Opinion

IBM falls most since 2000 after Anthropic COBOL AI claims; Thomas says translation isn’t modernization

IBM’s ( IBM) Software and Chief Commercial Officer, Rob Thomas, wrote in a Monday blog post that translating COBOL code isn’t equivalent to modernizing enterprise systems, emphasizing that platform ...